Grandma Redfeather of the Sioux walks in the snow to get water at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people have gathered to protest the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, N.D. "It's for my people to live and so that the next seven generations can live also," said Redfeather of why she came to the camp. "I think about my grandchildren and what it will be like for them." Nov. 29, 2016. (AP/David Goldman)
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What Standing Rock Gave the World

Americans saw the Indigenous struggle—the violence, stolen resources, colluding corporations and governments—that goes hand in hand with protecting the Earth.

by Jenni Monet

Energy Transfer Partners’ Ham-Handed Attempt to Sue Earth First Movement

“Earth First! is a philosophy based on biocentrism, direct action, and not compromising with Earth-destroying corporations when fighting for the environment. You can’t sue an idea.”

Energy Transfer Partners’ Ham-Handed Attempt to Sue Earth First Movement

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), on behalf of the environmental magazine, Earth First! Journal, asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, which is intended to suppress activism. On behalf of Energy Transfer Partners and Energy Transfer Equity, Kasowitz Benson

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Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, "Unauthorized Disclosure."

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Court Orders Audit, and Monitoring of Dakota Access Pipeline Following Latest Spill

The court acknowledged that “allowing oil to flow through the pipeline” would create “potentially disruptive” effects and could lead to incidents that may potentially “wreak havoc on nearby communities and ecosystems.”

Court Orders Audit, and Monitoring of Dakota Access Pipeline Following Latest Spill

A federal court ordered the United States Army Corps of Engineers and Dakota Access to participate in multiple measures to monitor the oil pipeline constructed on land which under the 1851 treaty belongs to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia invoked the recent spill of 210,000

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Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, "Unauthorized Disclosure."

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Stalking Charges Against Journalist Who Filmed Dakota Access Pipeline Dropped

A charge of “stalking” against indigenous journalist Myron Dewey, known for his work covering the resistance to the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL), was dropped by Morton County prosecutors.

Stalking Charges Against Journalist Who Filmed Dakota Access Pipeline Dropped

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. A misdemeanor charge of “stalking” against indigenous journalist Myron Dewey, known for his work covering the Standing Rock camps and other Native American-led resistance to the

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Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, "Unauthorized Disclosure."

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Journalist Charged With Stalking For Filming Dakota Access Pipeline

After using a drone to film construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, police arrested well-known native activist and journalist Myron Dewey, accusing him of using the drone to stalk pipeline workers and security.

Journalist Charged With Stalking For Filming Dakota Access Pipeline

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. An indigenous journalist known for his work covering the Standing Rock camps and other Native American-led resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) faces a trial on July 12

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Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, "Unauthorized Disclosure."

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New Video Shows Military Contractors Setting Vehicles On Fire At Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

In the days following the vehicle fires, the local authorities and media predictably placed the blame on the water protectors.

New Video Shows Military Contractors Setting Vehicles On Fire At Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

In response to accusations that TigerSwan, a private military contractor, purposefully set law enforcement vehicles on fire in order to blame opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline, I have decided to release new video from the night of the fires. Followers of my journalism are likely aware that I made 3 trips to Standing Rock, North Dakota in

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Judge Orders Army Corps Of Engineers To Reconsider Dakota Access Pipeline Risks

“We applaud the courts for protecting our laws and regulations from undue political influence and will ask the court to shut down pipeline operations immediately,” said Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II.

Judge Orders Army Corps Of Engineers To Reconsider Dakota Access Pipeline Risks

Water protectors celebrated a "very significant victory" on Wednesday as a federal judge deemed safety evaluations of the Dakota Access Pipeline insufficient and ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to "reconsider" its analysis

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